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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
EXPRESS COMPANIES
AND INTER. STATE COMMERCE
Tho Commission Renders Formal Deci
sion-Tho Law Does not Discriminate
bstwoen Carriors-Lsaving Certain
Points for Oongrcss to Bettlo.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 2S.-The for.
NAL decision Of tho Interstate Commerce
Commission upon the question whether
the sexpress companies arc aubjoct to the
provisions OF the act to regulate commerce,
was announced to-day. ,r-a
The arguments urged by the express
companies against their being treated as
subject to the act, are considered in de-.
tall The fact that they perform many
other services besides transportation Of
property-such as the collection OF dcb.s,
etc.-ianot regardodss reason why, the act
should not be treated as applying to tho
business as common carriers, ainco many
railroad companies also have other business
benldes that OF transportation. The vari.
GUS sections oil the act arc considered with
relation to tho express buniness and
are found to bo in theory Hs an.
plicable thereto 90 to tho buainoss Of
railroad companies. In fact, the express
companies claim that they already abide
by the rules established In the act. Re-
quiring annual repora from e1press com.
paniea is said to bo matter concerning
which the public have right to be in
formed, and Congress may particularly
desire knowledge. At present littlo IL
known about the amount OF their capital
stock, their funded debt or tho money in
vested In their plant Of business; tho vol.
lume Of their business with the expense
thereof; the rates charged and the
methodg upon which the rates aro con-
structed. Upon these considerations the
Commission has thought best to refer the
subject to Congress, as in any case of
doubtful juriadiction it iB far better that
the legislative body should receive the
doubt 3D.. a.... - ~. .U..r.. .....-. Il
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THE strikers Of the Reading Railroad
Company demanded that the company
should do thing expressly forbidden by
the Interstate Commerce act. The COM
psny has no right to refuse to handle
freight destined ior certain elevator be.
cause the proprietors Of that elevator en-
ploy labor diatasteful to the men who
make tho demand. To discriminate in
that way would be to make case which
would be certain to be brought before the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
the result before that tribunal is not
doubtful. 1 49, 5
1. may be said that tho Reading, along
with other railroad companies, has been
guilty Of other determinations. This is
but too trus, but by the Interstate Com
merce oct we hoped to remedy that, and
that MEASURE was endorsed Dy Knights ol
Labor. Something OF this sort must have
been in the minds .of officers at the head
qusrters of the knights, for they have
given the ntrikers no encouragement, as
the dispatches state and as seems possible
from the early collapse OF the movement
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
CHARITABLE BOODLERa.
Tho Kind Act OF the lnlprisoncd ChiUngs

Tho Kind Act OF the Imprisoned ChiVngc
Thieve8.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-As the result Of the
subscription by tho convicted boodle:o in
the county jail, ex. x.commieaicrsrp Wasser-
man, Leiden, Ochee, Wren and engineer
McD Donald, sn innocent man was lyeater-
day saved a sentsnoe Of eight yeara in tho
penltentlsry. A moneyleas, frieadlesH,
but IN unpreposseesing young follow,
named Harry Ssillnaan, was tried with
John Thompson and L. NJ. Ghoales abort
time sgo for burglary. The jury found ell
three guilty, and gave Stillman, with the
otbera, eight yesra. Yesterday they were
sent for to come up 10. sentence before
Judge Williamson. The evidence against
Stillman waa wholly Circumstantial, but
he had been placed in bad light by be.
ing defended by the uamp attorney as
Thompson and Shosles, and making his
stand with them. This course, Stillman
has been pereusdsd was his best chance,
In view Of his total lsoS Of funds or ac-
auaiutances. Boodler WGeserman acci.
dentally learned the situation yesterday
morning and started subscription to Sc:
cure new attorney for Seillaan: The
court wss inclined to think during the
trial that Stillman was innocent, and when
the facts as to his separate case were pre-
aented in a new light by bright lawyer
had no hesitation In getting the verdict
aside, Eicales and Thompson were SEN
fenced to serve their full term. When
Stillman was released hs WAS speechlesa
with gratitude to the kind "booblers." ."
Out OF q S3 bill given him by Mcdonald
to get aomething 10 Get. stillman, before
touching a morsel, telegraphet his mother
In the east, who had been Frustrated at
tho conviction. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
Tho Freight Adyance.

The Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad has is-
sued circular stating that on January Q
the freight rates from Pittsburgh and Nc
keesport, Wheeling and Moundsyille.
Bellsire and all Intermediate points viii
be advanced about 10 per cent. This is
done to meet the advance made by the
Central Traffic Association in the through
rate from New York to Chicago and from
Chicago to New York, and is uniform on
all roade. Where the fourth, 9th and
sixth class rates are IS. 10 and IS cents
they will be changed to 1911, IL and ii ::
10. II and II will be made 81, IS and Is :
20, III and 10 will in future be 2I1, 10 and
II; %, 20 and II will be raised to 25. 22
and 10; %, 81 and IS will be advanced to
26, % and 20. All fourth, fifth aud sixth
class rates that are higher than u, Is and
ID will be advanced in the same proper.
tion. The above is in cents per 100 pounds.
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Australian Vyoo oil Statistics,

WAsu1saros, D. O., Dec. 2S.-Iu re.
port to the Department OF State upon the
Austrilian wool.clip for this year, 1887. G.
". Griffin, United States Consul q. Sgd
ney, states that the remarkable feature In
connection with the clip is the decided
improvement in the quality OF the fleece
over that OF the previous SEASON. The
total number Of bales exported from all
tho colonies during the year ended the
Slst OF May last was 1,l6l,574, sSsinos
l,ll2,172 for the corresponding period OF
tho previous year. The direct wool ex.
ported to the United States has been very
smsll. The absence Of the usual number
OF American buyers was noticed at sll the
colonial salee, especially at Sydney and
Adelaide. The only direct shipments to
America consisted Of $4,000 bales from
Melbourne and 100 balea from Sydney.
The total number Of sheep in Australia
for the present year amounts to 81, 100000
against 70, ,2l2,0OO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
FANS AND LINEN BUSTERS,

Drummers Parade in summer Attire with
the Mercury at /: Degrees Below Zero.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-The mer.
curry marked y degrees below zsro this
morning. Thsre was strong wind from
the west and the snow drifts in the atreets
were throo feet high in places. Despite
these obstacles the parade Of tho Iowa
Travelingmen's Protective Association
was a marked auccesa. The procession
was two miles in length, and was hesded
by the City Council and Company A, Iowa
State Guard; then came tho Davenport
Business Mems Association OF 100 mem.
bsrs; the Davenport Poat Travellers Pro.
tective Association, 800 strong, carrying
lars and wearing straw hats and linen dus.
ters over fur caps and coats. Tie trade
display represented nearly every manu-.
factory and wholesale house in The city,
some having six teams with as m any floats
In the line. Altogether there we're 200
floats, wagons and slsighs, representing
the different industries, and nearly 1000
men on foot carrying banners and EN-.
blems or devices, illustrative of their bust.
ness. The line moved from 10 to IL
o'clock, and was ono hour in passing q
given point. gI, -
This afternoon a public reception was
given at the Opera House, with the well
coming address by tho mayor. Tonight
a banquet will be held at Turner Hall, to
which more than one thousand invita-.
tions have been accepted.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
WHIPPED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Two Young Women Publicly Cowhide I
Harvard Graduate. ---.

Two Young Women Publicly Oowhide a
Harvard Graduate.
GENEVA, N. Y, Dec. 2s.-Marvin Phil.
lips, aschool teacher and recent graduate
OF Harvard College, was conducting Christ.
mas e1erciees in tho village Of Lodi or
Monday evening, and arose to address the
Sunday Hchool children, whom Miss jennie
Baxter, q young lady living in the village
rushed upon him and struck him eey.
eral blows about the head with rawhice
whip. -,
Phillips was nearly blinded by the
blow and fell, when he wss whipped
severely by the young woman. Several
persons dragged Miss Baxter away, when
Mics Lulu Young, dsshing and attrac.
tive cousin Of Miss Baxter, seized the
whip and dealt Phillips several n ore
blowH. 5-5T. -.ae u,
There WAS great excitement in the
crowded hall and thewomen and children
screamed. Phillips was finally taken tc
bis room, where physician treated bis
wounds. The young women left tho hall
surrounded by girl friends. Miss Baxter
says that she whipped Phillipa becnuse be
made remarks rejecting upon her charac
ter, and will whip him again. Public
opinion Heems to be on her side.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
DEATH IN A FIRE BALL,
Horrible Accident During a Christmas %
ebrniiou In Georrin. E

Horrlolo Accident During Christmas Cel-
ebra,iou In Georgia.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 2S.-News has
resched here Of horrible accident which
occurred at Olarkston, Ga, on Monday
night.
Fritz Bryan, aged II, son Of Mrs. Mary
E. Bryan, of New York City, was cele.
brsting with lot OF fireworks. A large
fire ball had been laid by to close the dis.
play with. The ball was constructed of
cotton wrapped around wooden hoops,
and the whole dipped in turpentine and
tar. Young Bryan picked it up and touch
ed match to it. Ina second the ball was
enveloped in flames and the boy quickly
tossed it into the mir. It fell back and,
striking the boy on the head, spread out
and remained there.
Bryan's head was enveloped in sheet
Of fame. A number OF persons attempted
to remove the flaming circle, but the
hoops could not be pulled over his head
and he was thrown down and his head
buried in the sand. In this way the flames
were finally e1tingulahed. The boy g face
was scorched and blistered, his hair was
nearly all burned from his head, bis ewes
permanently injured, and he had inhaled
the smoke and flames, Physicisns say he
cannot recover. 1916; <; Y i y 80 =, 3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
HEATS THE RECORD.
The holiday Money Order Business Mt tho
Now York PostofIlce. tss !. 4-

The holiday Money Order Business Mt tho
Now York Postotllce. 3, 544--
NRw YoRk, Dec. 2S.-Postmaster Pear
son reports TINT tho pressure OF work at
the postaHice, resulting from the increase
in the quantity and bulk Of mail matter,
which ia one OF the usual features Of the
holiday season, has Dsen largely in excess
Of that experienced in iormer years, and
this, Notwithstanding the decadence Of
the custom OF sending Christmas cards by
mail. II Is - 81, IS h
The holiday money order business, both
foreign and domestic, haa this year shown
marked increase over former years. 10
Great Britain aud Ireland, Is. .27l orders
amounting to $l63,279 we're cent, while
"good cheer" wpS carried to l3,0i7 soula
in Continental Europe by means OF an
equal number Of money orders aggregating
$l73,7li. 1.
The market for poatsge stamps, postal
cards and envelopes also showed the infu.
ence OF tho season. The sale OF two.cent
stamps was tho largest since the reduction
Of letter postage from three cents to two
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
THE GOAL FAMINE,

The Fuel Question ecominE Serious Ia the
Ohio Valley.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2s.-The question OF a
fuel supply in the Ohio Valley is regarded
by some as becoming very serious one.
The long continued drouth and the pro.
liability of its continuance, with the small
Htocks OF coal from Pittsburgh, the main
source o. supply, is causing much anxiety
among those who failed earlier in the win
ter to make provision.
There is no probability, however, OF q
Goa! famine Huch as has been experienced
II the past, owing to the supply from the
kentucky mines. Louisville consumes,
upon IN average, 10000 bushels day.
Ordinarily by far the greater portion Of
this is Pittsburgh coal, but at present all
Of the dealers Of the city together do not
hold In stock more than 25 600 bushels Of
Pittshurgh coal, and isrsquires ten foot
rise IN the river ut Pittsburgh to let the
awaiting fleet Of 100000 bushels out.
Moro than half Of this will come to Louis-
vile, but the probability Of rise in the
. 10 10 email, good authorities expressing
tho belief that freezs.up will soon occur,
which vii! delay relief from Pittsburgh
until aome time ia February.
In the meantime the price OF coal has
advanced nearly 100 per cent, md the
poor are suffering correspondingly. Dur
ing the past week tho railroads have
brought to the city daily an average Of
10000 bushels, and the managers say this
can be increased sufficiently to supply the
demand. Notwithstanding the statements
Of the railroad authorities, every coal
dealer in the city is from four to seven
days behind his orders. .,
Summing up the situation, it will be
seen that the circumstances demonstrate
Louisyille'a good fortune in having within
l25 miles an inexhauatibls supply Of coal
accessible to tho railroads, and that the
worst feature in hardship to tho poorer
classes by the high prices, which will
probably 20 still higher, owing to the
competition from Pittsburgh being shut
oil. ,i-.aE5.N,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29

THOSE who approve the Presidents
tariff recommendations are referring with
"ghoulieh CLEO" to the various Rspubli.
can expreas!ous iavoring revision OF the
tariff. Certninly. Republicans do not
assert that tho prerent tariff is perfect,
but when it comes to revision the friends
OF protection desire the revision under.
taken by the friends Of tho protective sya-
tenn. A man may be willing to have bis
leg Gu. of. but he doesn't want it done
by physicisn who is only too glad OF a
chance to take his lie under the guise Of
taking of his leg. .--
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
The Death Of Edward NJ. K,u,,r,ck..


Last evenings Pittsburgh Leader SAYS:
The coroner this morning held an INQUEST
on the body OF Edward NJ. Kendricke, the
telegraph operator who jumped from the
Sixth street bridge Monday night and WAS
killed. Ella Hendricks, daughter of the
deceased, testified that he was 81 years Of
age last September and was a telegram
operator. She last saw him in October. at
which time he was mentally unsound and
was being treated at the Allegheny hos
pital: I. J. Little testified to having been
crossing the Sixth street bridge when he
heard q splash in the river and heard a
woman say. "Lookl look man has iust
jumped over there." The witness then de-.
tailed the recovery Of the body, which has
already been published. A number Of
other witnesses corroborated Mr.. Little.
after which the jury rendered verdict to
the effect that the deceased committed
suicide while laboring under temporary
alteration Of mind. Hendricks Viii be
buried this afternoon, -, : :
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
THE COMMITTEES MISTAKE.
They Thought this Rsndins Officials Would
AGres to ArhItrnto.

They Thought this Hsndiug Onlcials Would
Agree to Arbitrnto.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S-When the ex.
ecutive officers OF the Reading Railroad
Company, in two cireulara published yes-
terday, threw down the gauntlet to the
Knights OF Labor, it Was predicted that
iurthor trouble might ensue among the
men who had resumed work.
From Information obtainable ut the
general Office OF the company this morn
ing it was difficult, If not impossible, to
tell just how far the dieaGection had ex-
tended. Whether the leaders wore con-
vinced that they had promise OF arbi-
tration or not, it is obvious that thew
gave that impression to the workmen.
The committee evidently did not expect to
Rrbitrate the Port Richmond matter, be-
cause the officials had from the outset re-
fused to discuss that question, but it ap-
pears now that they anticipated a fulfill
ment Of article l3 Of the agreement made
with the company last winter by which
no workman should be discharged with
out hearing. 5g...-
General Superintendent Sweigard de-
clined today to talk OF the situation fur
thor, but 1t is known that there we're sew
eral persons in the superintendent'a Office
at Ninth and Green streets on last Monday
night when the conversations with the
committee Of strikers, as they were report
cd yesterday, occurred. Not only is there
this verbal evidence that no agreement to
arbittate anything was made, but steno.
graphic notes Of the same conference are
In existence. Furthermore, Mr.. Syeieard
is sustained in the ntand he took by Presi.
dent Corbin, the Receivers, and General
Manager Mcleod. The latter official was
not accessible this morning, but he sent
word by messenger that "the operation OF
the 7oad is almost without obstruction,
aud there will be nothing for publication
to-day"
From other sources in tho company's
general Office it was learned that twenty.
two northhound and twenty.three south.
bound coal trains we're moved yesterday,
as we'll Ia all freight that had accumulated
in this city. An Official aaid that the
men were not generally obeying tho order
OF tho Knights to quit work again, be.
cause they publicly guaranteed them pro.
lection, anu that there were sufficient men
at work this morning to carry on the
operations Of the road properly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
Maggie MltchoIrs Engagement.

The reserved seat salo for Maggie
Mitchells engagement at the Opera House
Saturday afternoon and evening in "May.
gle, the Midget" and 1.-THE Pearl OF Ss.
voy," respectively, will open at Banners
music store this morning. 1t goes without
saying that there will be a big demand for
them. The stars popularity, the good
support with which she always surrounds
herself, the attractive plays and the semi-
holiday character Of the enps cement com.
bine to make 1t an unusual SUCCESS,
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CONDENSED TELHGRAMs.

Governor Marmaduke, Of Missouri, died
at late hour last night. ,l 80
The Presidential party returned from
the Manning funeral yesterday morning,
The hearing Of the tally sheet forgery (,
cases at Columbus has been postponed
until February. :. Z. -;
The coke operators again failed to com.
plete an organization yesterday. They
adjourned until Friday. -
An old man named Daniel stillwell ( If
South Pittsburgh, Tenn, frozs to death
Tuesday night in 6ald near his home, gsi
Mr.. ". W. Corcoran, the Wsshippton
philanthropist, is reported i'll. His eiqhty.1
ninth birthday was celebrated YESTERDAY.
At meeting OF the Western window
Hlass manuiacturera yesterday at Pitta..
6urgh, trade was reported unusually good
tor this season Of the year. IN
At banquet given by the Boston Mer-
chants Association last night the tenor al
the speeches was strongly in favor OF "a.
eiproclty treaty or commercial union with.
Canada. 5g' '%f.. # 3, sl.r1s0 - ".'A go
A new railway company, to be known
as the Pacific, has filed articles Of incoIno. !.
ration at Lincoln, Neb. The capital stock:
la ". sO0, 600. 1t will be q branch OF .the!
Miesouri Pacific. - = 80 'Ao
Richard II. Baringer, a youny MAJ ~ y
TOY, n; &, died laet night from an aiIee-
tion o. the heart, brought on by cigarette
smoking: His whole system was shaft ored
by nicotine po!aoning. After death one
o. his veins burst, and the blood there.
from was as black as ink,
The b 900 deposited for Kilrain by hia
backer, Richard K. Fox, in tho recent
prze light with Jem Smith, wau pre1ented
to kilrain yesterday by the etske.hollsr,
George W. Atkinson. a cable dispatch,
received by Fox, says: "Kilraiu winhaa
you happy New Year and continual
prosperity. Sullivan dead cock. ELat Him
die, - !. Laa t.ni.i ~. IN, -. = - -
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NORTHWESTERN DRUA1s1ERs.
They Elect Of'lcors nud Discuss the Salary
Question,

They Elect Of'lcors nud Discuss the Salary
..a Question.
CHICAGO, Dec, 2S.-The thirteenth an.
nual convention OF the Northwestern
Travelling Mems Association WAC held here
last evening, The address of the President
showed the association to be in the most
prosperous condition in its history.
The election Of officers resulted as fol.
lows: President, James O. Miller, Chi.
csgo, Vice Presidents, W. h. Gribben,
Chicago; Webb Hultz. Charlton, Iowa F,
E. Boswell, 81. Paul; William T. Mayhem,
Janasville, Wis. ]. P. Haywood, St. Paul
Mimi; A. W. Culver, Detroit, Mich, ;
Henry Rindskopf, Cincinnati, o.; NJ. O.
Wetmore, St. Louis; @. L. Knapp, Leay.
enworth, Kan; H. H. Dean, Lincoln
heb. W. NJ. Gamble, Pueblo, COL. s.
Rockey; Treasurer, Charles A. Hinman
Chicsgo. 5 r.
There was a long discussion over the
payment Of salary TO the President ID
was finally decided to allow the association
to vote at tho end Of the year whatever
amount 1t decided upon to the Presidant
but not to create fixed salary, &.z5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-29
Pfe,eated to
JOSEPH MILLER
by his home friends,
Dyc. u. 1857.

The friends who were ION to II" gath,
cred In the ball about 7 P. NJ. to tho mum.
Der OF fifty or 80, and Miller was induced
to drop In on some pretext. When Mr.
+. P. Mcneil began to talk to him, Jot
evidently caught on to some extent, bul
when toward tho close OF his yery felici
tous remarks, Mr.. Mcneil produced The
watch, the character Of the forthcoming
present evidently astonished the iortunc.
ate recipient, and he had to struggle hard
to make response. He did 80, however.
In a manner which brought down the
house. and caused Jack Glasscock and
Sam Barkley, who were on hands, to 90.
cuse somebody OF having given the snap
away and allowed Miller to prepare q
speech In advance. Eti... I.z-F4 :.
The watch was furnished by W. j,
Lukins, whose workmanship In the in.
scdption won much praise. ~
BASE DALI BRIEFS, S.
"Jake" stenzsl Is sturdy blacksmith,
and is now hammering an anvil in Cincin-
natl. T-'-.''- =
puryis, who caught a few games for
Wheeling laat season, has signed with the
Toronto club. 5,,7|.. =
Wheeling has turned out more flrst.clsss
base ball players than any city OF its size
in the country. =
Bailey, who caught for Wheeling for a
time last season, has signed with the
Charleston, s. O., club. ~
Jack" Glasscock says he has money
enough, and that he don't care whether
school keeps next season or not. 71
"sam" MoGet, who is now at home ON
the Island, and who pitched for Iudiau-
apolis during the latter part Of last seseon.
hes been reserved by that club.
Myers, Wheeling'a short stop last sea.
son, and "sam" Kimber, who always
pitched great game for the home team.
have signed with the Portland, Me-, club.
sam" Barkley solemnly asserts that
he will never play in Pittsburgh again,
and that II he can't cavort on the diamond
with the Philadelphia team he will 90
back to rolling stogles.
Link" Moffet, who:plsyed third base for
Wheeling last season until he WAS apiked
80 badly on the hand that he was laid up
lor the rest OF the season, has had some
good offers for nextseason, the most favor
able one being from Lsavenworth. h
It is said that two or, three Wheeling
amateurs OF some promise will be given a
chance IN some Of the exhibition games
Of the Wheeling club next season. One
Of the most promising Of these is Frank
Riddle, who has made a wonderful record
as short stop in local games. He is a
good batter and aremarkable base runner.